Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-10-09
HoW oIEIEs ARE B00KED.


p. 8, cHADncuNMn arYna DoAGn IDEAS
WHICH Nm aAxs MAvn PROVED Sue
CMnaEuL waRnnvMn TAILED.
R.R. Ohadboarns. toe largest fuFni-
sure dealer on The Pacific Coast. is in
.he city, and when be Isn't talking about
the great future Seattle win have. be is
telling stories Of hov much different IL
is now compared with comparatively Q
few years aga. Mr.. ChadbsuFne's Arm
haa branch houses 10 Los Angeles. San
Dtsoo, San Francisco and Portland.
and Il enjoys an enormous trade. Mr..
Ohadbonsns d familiar wilh tue nah
DDS adopted b. 3 uthern California
ueopIs 20 boom their towns.
"fBe general impression ell over the
oountFy Ia that the Pc pie 10 Southern
California are mad. bal auyone who Will
examins iato ad4irs will discover ahat
there Il method 10 their madness. Oae
Instance will illustrate . hundred. A
man ownlng property worth, aay so.
600. favorahly located, will. By nerve
MAJ always ands q way, prepare 10 tG-
prove il. He vii clear the land, u y
neeas clearing. He will grade eli
stFseta, misunderstanding them, eon4lFuot
ssverp, lay sidewalks. and pot every
hing into perfect order bsfoFe be Of
gers einals lot for sale. THIS work not
iufFt ouentlY calls for ten times tbe
original Valus Of the property. Bat be
sells the property for 890o, 900, AID
men wonder how he cid u.
Why, there Is nothing woudeFiul about
"A. W hen be asked . man 20 examtLe
property the prospective purchaser saV
-xaoily what he was hnying. He sas In
an inssans that his property would not
Be indeanitely increased, aud be annoy
a bV assessments for the eFsdtnR OF
streets, sewers and % forth de aag,
TOO, that there would Be- no th.soe for
quarrtillnG With bic neiehooss at o1t Sc
snFina desired impFosemoois. All the
improvements we're there. Tbs 70 bow
isnd came TO be sold 80 rapidly there
and ~ such extraordinary pEtces- Tue
ortoes appsafsd extraordinary only 10
those Who didn't understand things.
rhe general oeiief was she excitement
saa over nnimproved land. That u q
,nistAke. What have told you ts an
ordinary instance OF What was done IN
California. Bat when q number OF land
ovners iiined together and formed 9
syndicate, they we're able 10 do ali
have ield you on 4 unch larger scale.
This 70 exaetly What Seattle pFopsr,y
oaneFs should do. suppose Q pumoet
Of men who esn property contieasos
20 each others would form Q eSndicate,
clear Of the land. grade and pave the
slFesse, eonHraoi ssUers. and then oaeE
she land for sale. Why the lots vooid
~ cola faster than tue deeds oeuld Be
d.awn. TIE great tFoeble aboo, seiltna
,ots ia unimpFoved sectIons OF the eiss
lies nos 10 convineing Investors that &
woald be q safe Investment, bnt n The
fact that be would lock ~ tse tfouols
Involved In n king the necessary Inn
pfovementa. he might Be luhile
spirstad feIloW and want streets and
sewers apent q. and his DtighhoR woald
sloh. You can zee how man like taat
soald be pstfectiy willing 10 pay more
han tie coss o. the impsosswenta u TIE
improvements Wefe already made.
sAnother advantage IL thai the SAX
ina Of these improvements means the
faraishine Of ~ im@ense auaoant Of
uosk. Toe neney expeaded uoela
yearly Ell STAY here. bas-ness attracts
bnainess and popuiAti0n. snd the poliey
have outlined would bring . tide Of
popn,ation that Wonld aatoniah every
oedy. seattle waaid bold the people,
toe. beeAase there 10 nothing netitloae
about ansn dsvsiopmanis."